Addison Brown (February 21, 1830 – April 9, 1913) was a United States federal judge.Brown was born in West Newbury, Massachusetts and graduated from Amherst College in 1849 and Harvard University in 1852. He married his first wife, Mary C. Barrett, on January 1, 1856. He later married Hellen Carpenter Gaskin, with whom he had four children.Admitted to the bar of New York in 1855, Brown was in private practice of law in New York City until 1881, when he was appointed judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Brown received a recess appointment from James A. Garfield on June 2, 1881, to a seat vacated by W.G. Choate. He was formally nominated by Chester A. Arthur on October 12, 1881, was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 14, and received commission the same day. His judicial opinions, upward of 1800 in number, dealing largely with the law of shipping, admiralty, extradition, and bankruptcy, are included in Volumes 8 through 115 of The Federal Reporter. He retired August 30, 1901. Wikipedia
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